Buy Purple Daze Special: $11.94 (Regular price: $15.95) Publisher: Running Press Teens Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on April 10, 2011 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars It’s 1965; do you know what American teens and the country at large were doing? From political speeches to haiku poems and from personal letters to interior monologues and [...]
Realistic Teen Fiction
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Buy Where She Went Special: $8.99 (Regular price: $16.99) Publisher: Dutton Books Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on April 5, 2011 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Three years have past since the devastating accident that changed Mia’s and Adam’s lives forever; three years have past since they last seen each other after Mia walked out [...]
YA Mailbox
What’s In My Mailbox?: The April 4, 2011 Edition
It’s the first full week of April, and I’ve got some great paranormal teen fiction, fantasy books for young adults and a contemporary YA novel to check out. Some of these are recent new releases, and others are coming out in either April or May, so while that is a big part of my decision [...]
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Win A Signed Copy Of Secrets And Shadows!
Today is April Fool’s Day, but you wouldn’t be a fool to enter this giveaway of one signed copy of Secrets And Shadows by Shannon Delany. Earlier this week, I posted a review of the first novel in the 13 To Life series and yesterday, I posted my review of the paranormal teen novel, SecretsAndShadows. [...]
Paranormal Teen Fiction
Secrets And Shadows
Buy 13 to Life Special: $7.99 (Regular price: $9.99) Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Format: Paperback Reviewer: Melissa on March 31, 2011 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars When you run with werewolves, nothing is simple and easy. After this big secret was revealed in 13 To Life, Jess Gillmansen thinks she knows all there is [...]
YA Mysteries
Strings Attached
Buy Strings Attached Special: $11.99 (Regular price: $17.99) Publisher: Scholastic Press Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on March 24, 2011 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars You never get something for nothing. Kit Corrigan learns this the hard way after she arrives in New York City with little more than a dream of working on Broadway. [...]
YA Mysteries
Clarity
Buy Clarity Special: $11.49 (Regular price: $16.99) Publisher: Point Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on March 22, 2011 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars In Kim Harrington‘s debut YA novel, Clarity, sometimes people can see things that others can’t. Clarity ‘Clare’ Fern is one such individual. She can see long-buried secrets or stolen kisses just by [...]
Dystopian YA Fiction
Wither
Buy Wither Special: $13.49 (Regular price: $17.99) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on March 19, 2011 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars What if you knew exactly when you would die? In a future that is closer than you might think possible, human engineering will prove to be the reason that everyone [...]
Dystopian YA Fiction
XVI
Buy XVI Special: $7.99 (Regular price: $8.99) Publisher: Speak Format: Paperback Reviewer: Melissa on March 17, 2011 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Nina Oberon lives a pretty ordinary life consisting of playing with her little sister, Dee Dee, hanging out with her best friend, Sandy and their crew, studying. It’s everything people would expect [...]
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Win Numbers: The Chaos In The Lucky Leprechan Giveaway Hop!
Whether you’ve read the first book in the Numbers series or not, you have to admit that the cover of Numbers: The Chaos is stunning. For those who don’t know, the major concept of this series is that in people’s eyes, certain individuals can see a series of numbers that correspond to the day that [...]
